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• Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag says Harry Maguire has decision to make on his future

  Erik ten Hag has hinted that Harry Maguire may leave Manchester United this summer if the defender decides he is not happy with a lack of playing time.

  The club captain played only 16 Premier League games this season and has been culpable of a number of high-profile errors, most recently in last month’s Europa League exit to Sevilla.

  Ten Hag has consistently praised the influence of the 30-year-old – who joined in 2018 from Leicester for £80million, a world-record fee for a defender, and is under contract until 2025 – around Old Trafford, even when he has endured long spells out of the team.

  When fit, Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane have been the preferred central-defensive partnership in the former Ajax boss’s first campaign, with Luke Shaw sometimes filling in, as the team racked up 17 top-flight clean sheets – the most of any side in the division.

  Now the manager has made the strongest suggestion yet that Maguire’s time at United could be coming to an end.

  “No-one would be happy with this situation,” Ten Hag said in an interview with The Times. “He is not as well. He trains always on best levels, so with 100 per cent effort.

  “So he handles that situation well and he’s in that manner and in his captaincy he’s important for the squad.

  “But he has high competition there (at centre-back) with Raphael Varane, who’s fantastic.”

  He added: “Let’s say I’m happy he’s here and when we needed him he did his job. But it’s also a decision he has to make.”

  Ten Hag also said that David De Gea, who himself has made costly mistakes including in Seville and in the recent defeat to West Ham, will remain at the club, though may not be guaranteed a place in the team.

  The team finished with the third best defensive record in the Premier League with 43 goals conceded, bettered only by Newcastle and champions Manchester City. De Gea was ever-present and collected the Golden Glove for the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets.

  Asked if the 32-year-old would still be at United next season, Ten Hag replied: “Yes, but I will not say he will always be my number one because in a club like United there must be competition in all positions.”

  United face City at Wembley on Saturday in the first all-Manchester FA Cup final, looking to foil their city rivals’ bid the match the Treble won by Sir Alex Ferguson’s team in 1999.

• Darren Moore: Joint effort led Sheffield Wednesday to promotion

  Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore saluted a “joint effort” from his players after their dramatic late 1-0 win over 10-man South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley sealed a return to the Championship.

  Josh Windass won the tie with the last action of 120-plus exhausting minutes as he emulated his dad Dean 15 years ago by bagging a dream play-off final winner.

  Moore, whose Owls team return to the second tier after two seasons in League One, said: “This is a special moment – it’s a delightful moment for everyone at the club.

  “It means so much to me to have taken such a great club back into the Championship.

  “This shows just what can be achieved when a club comes together.

  “I’m delighted for Josh. We’ve missed him quite a lot through injuries this season, but he’s got that quality and that instinct to get into the right place to score in those situations.

  “It’s not just about Josh, though, it’s been a brilliant joint effort.

  “Sometimes it’s about split hairs, and this was a big game at the biggest stadium, but we’ve got over the line when so much was at stake.

  “It’s the stuff dreams are made of – it’s been a titanic game and we’ve won it.

  “Despite having the extra man our boys were wilting a bit in extra time, but they’ve dug deep.

  “Both teams gave it everything, it was incredible stuff, but this is so big for the football club and we have to go and enjoy being back in a Championship league that is so exciting.”

  Chances proved to be at a premium in the opening 45 minutes.

  Barnsley went closest as both Adam Phillips and Nicky Cadden fluffed decent opportunities.

  Barnsley’s cause was then hindered significantly by Phillips’ 49th minute red card following a lunge on Lee Gregory, but they more than held their own as the scores remained goalless after 90 minutes.

  However, their resistance, and their hearts, were finally broken with the last action of the game, leaving boss Michael Duff to reflect with pride on what had been an energy-sapping 120 minutes for his players.

  Duff said: “Football is a cruel game, and frustration is the over-riding emotion I’m feeling right now.

  “My players gave absolutely everything, they did everything they could and so I’m gutted for all of them.

  “We’ve come out on the wrong end of a couple of decisions today, and that just adds to the frustration.

  “With 11 men we would have grown more into the game, and although there’s no guarantee we would even have gone on to win on penalties, I think that would have been a fairer way to lose.

  “Credit to Sheffield Wednesday and Darren Moore. They got 96 points in the regular season, but I don’t think they were the better team today.”

  Duff then expanded on the Phillips red card decision and also a potential penalty award that went begging.

  “Adam’s was a mis-timed tackle and a bit foolish,” added Duff.

  “But there was no intent there so it was maybe a yellow card at worst.

  “I’ve had plenty of text messages since the game saying it was a harsh red card, and many of them from people I totally trust in the game.

  “We’ve also not had a penalty all season, and we’ve been denied what should have been one in the biggest game of all.”

• Dean Windass ‘proudest man in world’ after son Josh emulates his Wembley heroics

  Dean Windass proclaimed himself the “proudest man in the world” after his son Josh scored a dramatic Wembley winner to clinch promotion for Sheffield Wednesday.

  Windass junior headed home in stoppage time of extra time in the Sky Bet League One play-off final as the Owls snatched a 1-0 victory over 10-man neighbours Barnsley and a place in the Championship.

  The goal had echoes of Dean Windass’ own play-off heroics, when he struck a stunning winner against Bristol City to send Hull into the Premier League in 2008.

  “It’s absolutely incredible,” Dean told Sky Sports. “I said this morning he would get the winner.

  “I can’t believe he actually headed it to be honest – because he loves his hair too much – but I’m the proudest man in the world. There are no words.”

  The game had looked to be heading to a penalty shoot-out – just as the Championship and League Two finals had over the weekend – when Windass pounced.

  “We played so bad, I didn’t think it was going to come,” Josh Windass said. “The standard of the game was awful.

  “I was just trying to do something but nothing was coming. Luckily, last minute, it came off.”

  The dramatic victory finally earned Wednesday reward for what has been a remarkable campaign.

  Darren Moore’s side missed out on automatic promotion despite accumulating 96 points and they then needed to fight back to reach Wembley after losing the first leg of their play-off semi-final against Peterborough 4-0.

  Josh Windass said: “We only had ourselves to blame. We messed it up.

  “We wanted to win the league so coming here was, not a failure, but we knew we had to get it done.

  “Luckily today we managed to – somehow – pull it off.”